GIVEAWAY: Kvass Sampler Pack

Like kombucha, kvass is an ancient fermented beverage known for promoting optimal health. First mentioned in Old Russian Chronicles in 989, kvass is the most common non-alcoholic beverage drunk in Slavic countries. It has been said that throughout its history, it has (in some places and times) been more popular than water. Visit any major city in any Slavic country today, and chances are you’ll see kvass vendors on the street.

Like beer, Kvass can turn quite foamy, particularly when made from rye. Veggie kvass ferments tend to simply be fizzy. A refreshing thirst-quencher, a tonic for digestion, a probiotic, and a powerful detoxifier, kvass has deserved its prominent place in Slavic cultures.

Because I believe so firmly in the power of living, fermented foods to help heal the gut and transform health, I’m pleased to be giving away 6 bottles of kvass this week (in varieties of your choosing)!

One of my sponsors, Zukay Live Foods, has created a new line of Kvass beverages, including:

Beet Kvass

Beet Ginger Kvass

Carrot Ginger Kvass

Veggie Medley Kvass

If you’ve never tried kvass, I think you’ll want to. It has a very rich, full-bodied flavor and isn’t nearly as acidic as kombucha. Mildly sweet, salty, and pleasantly tart — that’s how I’d describe it.

What You’ll Win

Your choice of 6 Zukay Kvass drinks.

How to Enter

Leave a separate comment for each of the following possible ways to enter.

1. The first step to entering the contest is to click on the link below. You’ll be taken to the Zukay Live Foods website, where you can check out their entire line of naturally fermented, probiotic dressings, salsas, and drinks. Then, come back here and leave a comment letting me know which products/flavors you’re most interested in trying.

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Now, leave a comment below. That’s good for one entry. For additional chances to win, do any of the following:

2. Blog about this giveaway and link back to this page on your blog. Comment below with the link. (1 extra entry)

3. Sign up for my email updates or RSS feed. Leave a comment below telling me that you signed up. You will also get an entry if you already subscribe — be sure to leave a comment! (1 extra entry)

4. Follow me on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway. Be sure to include the URL to this page in your tweet. Click the Twitter icon button at the bottom of the post, or you can use the following tweet: “Don’t enter to win the FREE Zukay Kvass sampler pack! I want these delicious drinks all to myself. http://tinyurl.com/248k8zy” Leave a comment telling me that you followed & tweeted. (1 extra entry)

5. Email 5 friends about the giveaway, with a link to this page. Leave a comment below telling me that you did. (1 extra entry)

About the Author

Kristen Michaelis CNC has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2008. Founder and CEO of Food Renegade, she's a passionate advocate for REAL FOOD -- food that's sustainable, organic, local, and traditionally-prepared according to the wisdom of our ancestors. She earned a Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) from Dallas Baptist University in Philosophy and Biblical Studies, then began her post-graduate journey as a researcher in the fields of health and nutrition. While she adores hats & happy skirts, nothing inspires her quite like geeking out over nutrition & sustainable agriculture. Nutrition educator & author of the go-to book on nutrition for fertility, she's also a rebel with a cause who enjoys playing in the rain, a good bottle of Caol Isla scotch, curling up with a page-turning book, sunbathing on her hammock, and parenting her three children as they grow into young adults.

Wow – Zukay has really expanded their line since I first took a look at them. I only knew about the salad dressings. I’d love to try the Dill Horseradish relish (I guess the most, though the Hot Salsa is also very tempting!)

Oh, these look great! I would like to try the drinks in beet, veggie medley, and carrot ginger. The dressings that I’d like to try would be the red pepper cilantro, the cucumber mint, and the tomato provencal. Thanks for the opportunity to win the drinks!

Man these are some awesome exciting flavors! They sound lime they are just bursting with flavor!! Mmm… Red Pepper/ Cilantro & the Tomato Provencal Dressings sound stupendously delicious!! I never sampled Kvass, but it sounds outrageously healthy and I’d love to give it a whirl

The drinks (kvass) sound good! I also think the salsa and the salad dressings sound good. I don’t know that I would like the relishes….I would love to try the drinks to see how they would do for me, to see how I would feel from using them, and to see if this is an item I’d like to add to my diet. I know I would love the probiotic affect.
I already ‘like’ you on facebook and I recieve your newsletter.
I don’t know how to enter otherwise.
Thanks for having these giveaways!

I’m so excited for this give-away! I’ve had them on my list to try for a few weeks now… I think they all sound great. I’ve tried making beet kvass, but don’t get a fizzy drink. Thanks for the chance at trying them!
I’ve also forwarded on your blog link to 5 friends 🙂
Thanks Kristen!

Thanks for making it aware to this product. Their relishes look to be very interesting so I’d like to try those. The Veggie Medley Kvass looks tasty too. It looks like the only way to get these items to me would be via their site and not a store. Living in CO is not always the best location in this regard. ;o)

After visiting their website I’d really like to try the beet kvass simply since the one we made tasted like dirt, lol. Or the beet or carrot with ginger love ginger. Also, I subscribe to your blog and liked you on facebook.

I am already receiving your eNL, and am I ever glad! WOW! I never heard of Kvass, but they ALL sounds so delicious! I LOVE fresh, raw drinks, and as a person with multiple autoimmune diseases, I know that they give me energy and just make my body ‘feel better’. I would love to try any of the Kvass. Yeehaw!

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to try Kvass. I drink kombucha throughout my day. I would like to try Kvass now. Thanks for having such a cool giveaway. I didn’t even realize that there was a bottled Kvass product on the market. I wonder where it can be found.

Wow! I love that site/company. What a great idea. I would like to try the regular Beet Kvass, because I have been wanting to make it, but wanted to try it first, and the veggie medley, because, well, who doesn’t like a medley of veggies?

I’d love to try the Beet/Ginger Kvass … I’ve made Beet before at home and LOVE it, but didn’t know you could flavor it! Sounds delish.
I’m also an RRS subscriber. Thanks for the chance, and Happy Thanksgiving!

Just signed up to get your email updates. I’d love to try the beet kvass or perhaps the ginger beet – I spent my early childhood in Russia but I’ve forgotten what kvass tastes like and had no idea it was available in the US. I’m very curious!

Perhaps the veggie medley kvass would be be closer to the traditional Russian kvass, though… I’d love to share some with my parents to see if it tastes like what they’re used to from their Russian days of youth.

these products look really good and i hope i win the chance to try them as i live in alaska and haven’t seen them anywhere yet. i make my own kombucha and was directed here through some kombucha research:)

I want to try the Raw Beet Kvass, and definitely the Carrot Ginger..!!! We grow, preserve and sell to area Restaurants.. relishes and salsas from our Juliet Tomatoes, and our pestos have really taken off. I take probiotics and would love a “yummy” source rather than pill form…I think I have just found it…!!!!!!

This is interesting..I just got on Stumbled Upon..yesterday for the first time..and had not gotten to your sight yet…but now I can link directly and forward to health conscious friend and to my children so they and my granddaughters have more options for healthy eating…Thanx for caring…

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